seized more than a quarter of a ton of cannabis with a street value of million, Brian Deans,was being held along with 41-year-old Dean Hinton,

Costa Blanca. Brian Deans, 45, of Dundee, was being held along with 41-year-old Dean Hinton, of Northampton.The pair were arrested by detectives in the small resort of Oliva on the Costa Blanca.Officers also seized more than a quarter of a ton of cannabis with a street value of more than £1million.Deans's family in Dundee were shocked after the news of his arrest was broken to them by the Record.They claimed the former jute factory worker - who has been married and divorced three times - had never been involved in drugs.Youngest sister Karen Bruce, 41, said: "I haven't seen Brian for five or six years. We didn't fall out or anything - he just moved away from Dundee to Salou and he must have ended up in Costa Blanca."She added: "This is a huge shock. I hadn't heard anything about Brian being arrested."He's never been involved with drugs. As far as I know, he's never touched the stuff."He is a good person and this is worrying."Both men were taken to Alicante for questioning.<br />Police sources said the swoop was linked to the seizure in July of five tons of cannabis worth £15million in the city.Alicante is regarded as the drugs capital of Spain and gateway to Europe for smuggling drugs from Morocco.

seized more than a quarter of a ton of cannabis with a street value of million, Brian Deans,was being held along with 41-year-old Dean Hinton,

Costa Blanca. Brian Deans, 45, of Dundee, was being held along with 41-year-old Dean Hinton, of Northampton.The pair were arrested by detect...

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